Capsule Review: Busyness as Usual

Americans today have more free time than Americans in the 1960s, but most of the increase has been gobbled up by television.

Capsule Review: Cultural Ecology, Neighborhood Vitality, and Social Wellbeing—A Philadelphia Project

Cultural research superstars Mark Stern and Susan Seifert experiment with a new theoretical approach to their work.

Core Research Process Update: February 2015

When Createquity relaunched in October 2014, we identified two broad focus areas for our research investigation: disparities of access and the capacity of our field to create change. In the time since then, we’ve begun to dive into the literature around the first of these topics, and more specifically the relationship between arts participation andRead More

Research Hypotheses: Economic Disadvantage and the Arts

The following research question and hypotheses are among those guiding our core research process at Createquity. They relate to our Disparities of Access editorial content theme. Research question Do economically disadvantaged/insecure people have fewer opportunities to participate fully? Hypotheses Poor and economically insecure adults are significantly less likely to have access to “common” opportunities toRead More

Capsule Review: Music Preferences and Minor Delinquency

Does listening to certain types of music presage later adolescent delinquent behavior?

Capsule Review: Prelude: Music Makes Us

A baseline report on Music Makes Us, a public-private initiative in Metro Nashville public schools to improve music education.

Capsule Review: Effects of a School-Based Instrumental Music Program on Verbal and Visual Memory in Primary School Children

25 German primary School students showed an increase in verbal memory after taking instrumental music lessons for 18 months.

Research Progress Report: The effect of arts organizations’ survival instinct on ecosystem outcomes

These initial research reports were completed during summer 2014 by members of the Createquity editorial team. They are intended to give a sense of our (very) preliminary thoughts on the topic in question. We welcome discussion and debate. –IDM Hypotheses: Not enough “scarce” opportunities are available to those who have the most to contribute, becauseRead More

Research Progress Report: Disproportionate influence of wealthy individuals on the sector

These initial research reports were completed during summer 2014 by members of the Createquity editorial team. They are intended to give a sense of our (very) preliminary thoughts on the topic in question. We welcome discussion and debate. – IDM Process background Our research on this topic has been rather cursory. Jackie spent a fewRead More